HHC  -  4.2 Mortar Platoon  -  April, 1967

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Weapons Platoon Clinton Pennington Plowing Filling sandbags Chinook with supplies

[1]  Rear, L-R all unknown, last on right is IvanValentine; Left front, SSG,  [2]  SSG Clinton Pennington, 
[3]  Vietnamese farmer plowing,  [4]  4.2 Mortar Platoon, unknown,  [5]  Chinook bringing supplies

Unknown SSG Clinton Pennington Roger Ross 4.2 rounds

[6]  4.2 platoon leader, unknown,  [7]  SSG Clinton Pennington,  [8]  Roger Ross, 
[9]  High explosive and white phosphorous 4.2 rounds

Unknown Fire Support Base Building bunker Bulldozer at work

[10]  Unknown outside FDC,  [11]  Fire Support Base,  [12]  4.2 mortar platoon building bunker
[13]  Bulldozer at work

Mortar Platoon Home Vietnamese merchants Memorial Service SSG Clinton Pennington

[14]  Future home of the 4.2 mortar platoon,  [15]  Vietnamese roadside vendors, 
[16]  Preparing memorial service at Cu Chi,  [17]  SSG Clinton Pennington in 3/4 ton truck

Unknown Vietnamese merchants

[18]  SSG, Gun section sergeant,  [19]  Unknown driving stakes

     

 

Acknowledgements:
2/14th Infantry Vietnam Scrapbook:  HHC - 4.2 Mortar Platoon - April, 1967
Copyright © 2008 Kirk S. Ramsey
Pictures Copyright © 2008 Clinton Pennington
Last modified: April 02, 2020